Aerial hoisting and hauling apparatus of the form commonly known as canyon skidders



AERIAL HoIsTIiqG AND HAULING APPARATUS 0! THE FORM COMMONLY KNOWN AS CANYON SKIDDERS 7 Filed Oct. 4, 1927 2 SheetsSheet 1 JanfZO, 1931. J M. MEANY ET AL 1,789,472

l x l l l l I l l l l ATTORNEY Jan. 20, 1931. J. M. MEANY ET AL 1, 9,

AERIAL HOISTING AND HAULING APPARATUS OF THE FORM COMMONLY KNOWN AS CANYON sKIDDERs Filed Oct. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS Jizmes M Meaqy fasepli Ii 01c kmson ATTORNEY Q uNiTa'f-. rare ingload's.

' carriage and may extend downwardlythere- Patentd 135120, 1931 fH 'PAnK FLoRInAfi 1 I AERIAL HoI's'TING reexamine Arman-ts on an 'noitizr coiulvioitriv Known cAnYoNsK'InnnRs e 1 Application filed- October 4, 1927. Serial No. 223,957;

Our invention relates toimprovements in aerial hoisting and'hauling apparatus of the form commonly known -,-.-as I Canyon skid- 'ders, which "apparatus embodies" a -main track cable, a carriage movable thereon, and

a plurality of operating'or control cables for moving the carriage and hoisting and haul:

The apparatus hereinafter described defsigned for use inconnection with logging operat1ons 1n canyons or deep ravlnesfwhere long and heavy cables are required to I drop down from suspended carriagetoa load that is to be picked up 'or moved, but it will;

be understood that' said-app'aratus may be employed in all other industries: Where similarconditionsiprevail. 1, V

The object of our invention is to provide simple and efficient means tor -controlling the lowering of that: portion :Of 'afcable or skidding line known as the tong line,.which tong line runs over a sheave. or drum in the from for a comparatively long. distance to the load that istobe hoistedor moved, J

'-More specifically stated, the object of our invention is to provide means for lowering 'or overhauling the tong'line by establishing a drivingi connectio'n between the carriage sheave or drum over which saidtong linepasses and another line einbodied in the'apparatus and known 'astheslack pulling line, and which-is used for slacking the tong line or drawing the same back toward: the

carriage.

In hauling and I type, heretofore used-,iand' whichrdoes'not embody our invention, it has been found to be impossible'to get a long tong line tov run ,backover the carriagesheave or drums with- 7' out attaching needless weight'to-theendof said tong line, It has' also been found that a short tong line or alon'ger tong linethat is weighted will not always-run back at a constant velocity but will sometimes hang line.

loading apparatusfofthis our invention; J

the airforia while and then drop down; Y. rapidly, thus endangering workmen below.

these difliculties by providing meansfor; F50

provi'deapredetermined length of tong line with respect to the slaek pulling line and-topos'itively maintain, inspite o' stresses developedduring operation, said predete'f mined length of tong line until it :is desired to-makea change in thelength of the tong] That is, it is our purpose .to maintain e, 60,

a set i registration of the tong ,line, skidding line and-slack pulling liheJrelative-to each e V :Aj 'still further robj'ect'of duri'nventionis v to have the slack line. sheave: disposedabove I V and in} spaced rel'ation to the lack" line :drum' and at the same time havethesaiddrum osii being peculiarlysubject to many twists while handling the load, and, being of heavy ma actuated by the. said sheavei uch arrangement prevents entanglement of the tong line with the slack line, thextong line 1 steel cable construction, such twisting is transmitted throughout a considerable portion of the length of the line and is-a cause ii of considerable lossf oftimeb'y reason of its entangling' with other lines, unless the two are maintained in spaced relation; Other and more specific objects of the invention'will beapparentfzfrom the following description takenin connection with the accompanyingdrawings :5 -i Z r In the drawings, Figure 1 1s a'viewlin side elevation=,-with parts shown in dotted ilinesg of; a carriage constructed in accordance Fig. 2 is an edge view ofthe same; Fig; 3 1s a side elevation, on a smaller scale,

Fig. 41s a somewhat: diagrammatic 'eleva showing" the carriage. and the cables in "0011- '7 nection with which it is op erated; I y

.1 Like reference Q nuineralst designat ls over'either ofsaid p l y y b desired I if 45 it line2 8 that may extend toasuitablefpowerj f operated winding druin, notshown A' slid- :Qthence passes around one of'the sheaves 17 or tion on lineH of Fig. 3-showing the 'man- J "j ner of winding the cables about thecarriage sheaves or drums p Figs, 5' and16; illustrate; one modified {form t I of the invention; a 1 I 'Figsg; ;an'd 8 show a further "modified f' 'fflform of the invention; Y Y

s v Fig oane 10'show. another modified form T'fofthe invention; I r

igs; d oW i l! an h modifie form-oft'he invention; i Fig. 13f is an elevation showingistillan other IIIOdifiBd formof'thesinvent on;

parts throughout the several views gl :QIn our disclosure, yembodied herein the, ap-

line andthe tong line dlllmi -gf driving connection between the slack pulling"? having mam-ck sheaves 14 and l5 'rotatively -have a slack pulling-linegso s'electivelj passed.

1' Theslack pullingsheaves 17 and 18, are preferably-both rigidly secured on the "same'axle I 21 whi'ch, is rotatable inthexcarriagefran e and which has alsprocket wheel 22 also rig- 5 chain, or link belt, -23: asses 1 around the sprocket wheel 22 f {an around ,1 another, a sprocket wheel 241 which is securedtosafsheave i 5 or drum l2 5fhereinaftel designated ?as a tong line dr urn-.\ :AnaXle shaft'26isproVidedfiOr; V jthe' sprocketiwheel24 and tong line drnin 25,1 I o Atongline or cable 2T' operatesiover;the{ tong i i'linedrum 25 one'end droppingdownwardly therefrom= and the Other end extending horizontally and forming: a part of, -a-, sk;idding -able. swivel 29, known as v a Shayiswivelyis s ovid d on'the' skidding line and arranged.

toi to engage with' a stop on said line; The,

' cabledesignated asthe'tong line27"is,in real-1 a ity theend portion of. the skiddinglineiback ,i-a's far as the. stop 30, orthat portion ofthe the tong line drum25 andlhang'fdownwardly.

I The, lower endof the tong line'is adaptedto v havegchoker'lines 31', or other means for engaging asload; connected therewithr l the Shay" swivel 29 on theskiddingline 28',

{1'8 and thence back substantially parallel: to

whichitmaybehauledjin, l

Figs. 1 to fi tinclusive show formed of two spaced apart side'vpla'tes 13 idly; securedfthereon Anflendless sprocket c iskidding line which is'aadapted to rnn'over 5a l The skidding and tong line 28 27 is for lifting and'haulingin the load. The track cable supports the vweight of'the carriage and load. An outhaul line 32 drawslthecarriage 1 I out afteria'load" has been hauled in and the slack pulling 11111920 is used todr'aw the skidding line back so that the tong line 27 may run down over the tong line drum 25 after thecarriage'has been drawn back to a point r i above :which the 'load-is' to bepicked 111p. The, necessary weight of choker lines 31f-and other :apparatuson'the 'endof the tong'line 27 will 7 draw; downa short tong linewhen'the slack p; p'ulling 'lineis "pulledin and the swivel 29 ,i'moved toward thecarriage,it'being apparent I p h p p p p v gthat l thelower end; of the tongline will be I paratus is allold and wellfknown excepttheb amen closeto th e carriagewhen the car-V glea'sedgglf za longjto'ng line is used thenthis weight will not be suflicient and thetong line will sag fbetween. the swivel29and the car-;

p 7 v riage,in" anjjobvious;inannen; In' 'logging lmoun't'ed between their 3 upper ends} and I adaptedito run on; a track cable 16 that may.

beianchored at'bothendsto forma sus'pendedfjj V trackway Twoslack pulling line sheaves 17; and 18 are rotatively m ountedijon opposite sides of: the carriage and are 1 arranged v to will n'oteXceedtwo hundred feetywhereas in some of such'flogging operationsfa tong line l gth is re'quiredfj iln'accord'ancejwith our inventioin the slack thereby slacking the tong line; is, in our in down or loweringlthe tong line by positively actuating the tong? line drumi In this wise,

'o fveight hundred ito one thousandffeet in o pulling Iine which isordinarily used forpullingthe skiddin-gline toward the carriage and jvention, fiirther usedforpositively'winding a tong" line of anyrequiredlengthrcan be I beZ-cauSedpositively-to run over thejftong line andfbe jthereby lowered at any desired-1 speed-. 1 B'y-reason "of; the positive actuation of -th'elxtong line drum, it is possible to'okeep the ton'gfline taut so' as" to prevent. it a from sagging, kinking-andentangling.v Further,

. by reason;- of such positive j actuationof the V tonglinie .drum 1 it is possible to prevent the tongline from being. lowered rapidly or sud: "denly dropping with consequent danger: to V for the eliinination'yoif allunnecessary coun-. terweight on the end of the tongline, thereby to'imakei connectionwith the logs f In; the carriage shown in Figs; l'to inclusiveg the itong-"linidrurn 25xisi driven by v the link belt 23 when the slack pulling line :is wound in all of the parts moving 'inxthe '7 lThe slackipullin'g line 20is connected 'with a direction shown; by the arrows in'Fig. l-Q

, the workme mnin-au this positive control:

or actuation oftheztongline drum, provides a v Wardly to the means, not shown, by which it may be wound in. When the slack pulling line is wound in the tong line drum will be rotated and the tong linelowered, the various parts moving in the directions indicated,

by the arrows inFig. 5.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the slack pulling line is shown as passing from the Shay swivel over a slack pullingline sheave thence down and around a driving sheave 36 that isrigid with the tong line drum, thence directly out to the means, not shown, by which it is wound passes from theShay swivelover a sheave 37. thence down and around a driving sheave 38,

which'is connected with the tong line drum,

thence up over an idler sheave-39, and thence outwardly to its source of power, thereby -affording means for driving the tong line drum r and controlling the lowering the tong line. 1 V

In Figs. 11 and 12 we show a modified form of carriage in which the tong line drum- 40 and the driving drums or sheaves 4:1 therefor are located in a separate" b'lock42 thatisflexibly connected by means 43 with a main carriage body 44:. In this device the slack its source of power.

pulling line extends from-the Shay. swivel, over a sheave 45 in the. carriage 44:, thence wardly over another idler sheave 47in the main 'carriageet and thence. o

' utwardly to In Fig. 13 we show a carriage in which the tong line drum 48 is driven by a train-of gears 49, 50and 51 that connect with the slack pulling line sheave 52; e

In some instances wide sheaves or drums are shown and the cables wrapped one or more timesaround the same to secure the necessary traction for driving. In other instances sheaves with convergent or 'V shaped peripheral grooves are shown for frictionally gripping and driving the cables, the two 2 forms being generally interchangeable asdesired.

"closed the slack pulling cable is used to posi pulling line may be" on'either side.

Obviously, changes maybe made in the forms, dimensions, and arrangement of the parts of our invention, without departing from the principle thereof, the above setting forth only a preferred form of embodiment.

Weclaima v V 1. Apparatusof the class described embodying a tong line drum supported for ro-' In all-of the forms of the invention CllS-" *tation, -'a tong l;ine arranged; to run over said I tong line drum and extend downwardly; jv therefrom, a s'kiddingi linef connected" Wlth the? tong line, a lack pulling line directly and, integrally eonnected with-fthe skidding 157 -lineforpulling" the skidding linet Ward the -drum;andsheave meansoperated by the slack j pulling line for rotatingthe'tong line drum. ,QLQIn'apparatus of the 'classdescribed, a

track cable,- a carriage movable on the track cable, atong'line drumjsupported for rone .pa annamesak d g i a 37 tong llne' connected with -the end of said skidding line, 'andarrangedlto run over said' tong line drum and extend downwardly therefrom, a slack pulling line directly and p 1 integrally connected with the skidding line-, i andtong line,"a sheave inthecarriage for the,

slack pulling line to 'pass' over, and sheave meansoperated-by the slack pulling li'neforae 7 rotating the tong line drum.

a slack pulling line sheave rotatable'in the carriage, a slack pullingiline passing over said "sheave and connected withtheskidding r line at the junction of said skidding line and I Y Y V said tong line, a sprocket Wheel connected downwardly past an idler sheave l6, thencej around the driving jsheave 4:1, thence up with said slack pulling line sheave, another 3. In apparatus of the classdescribed, a Z track'icable, a carriage movablethereon, a f

tong line sheave rotatable in the carriage,f Iatong line arranged to run over said sheave,

9o. I a skidding line connectedwith the tong line,

sprocket wheel connected with said tong line I drum andv a sprocket chain connecting said v two sprocket wheels, whereby positivedriv-I mg means is provided for said tong line sheave. I c e x 4. An apparatus of the class described embodying a carriage having a'tong line drum and a slack line sheave in spaced relation, said sheave beinglocated above said drum; a skidding line; a slack pulling lineioperatively disposed over said slack line sheave, said slack pulling line being directly secured to said skidding line at a desired point in spaced relation to the end of said skidding line,

thereby providing a. tong line of predetermined length formed from said skidding line I as a directcontinuation' of said skidding line,

the said tong line being operatively' disposed over the tongline drum; a sprocket wheel operatively mounted on said slack line sheave; a second sprocket member operatlvely mounted onsaid tongline drum; and a sprocket chain operatively disposed over" said sprocket members. 7

r 5. An apparatus of the class described embodyinga carriage having a tongline drum .and a slacklinesheave; a skidding line;.-a;

slack pulling line Joperativelyfdisposed[over said slack line sheave, said slack pulling line vbeing directly securedto said skidding line I I at a desired point in spaced relation to the end of said skidding line, thereby providing a'tong line of predetermined length formed['- v Zfmm Tsaid skidding linens a, dirct continuav t i bnioflsaid' skiddlng line the, said ton line 1 "i 1 being operatively disposed bver; the tO II g I-iIIQ j i .adrumfandjpositlve driving means operative- 1y} cohnggtifng said slack 11ne sheave, to; said 1 1 tong line drum whereby iadefinitei predetelw 

